Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-28


contrary request from her before the 10th of
January.
She was too excited to sleep i'm the early
part Of the night, and busted her waking
hours in packing her clothing and books and
maturing her plans.
She had much concern about her wardrobe
Never in all the days Of her village hellc,hip
had she been so anxious to he well dressed as
now, WHEN about to embark upon the great
est act OF her life She plaunci and srhcmcd
as women will in such times, and rising early
the next morning she visited the stores in the
city and procured the material for a superb
riding habit. \ cutter from a fashionable
establishment in Cincinnati was found in an
orderly sergeant in one OF the convuescent
wards, AMI enough tailors responded to the
call for such artisans to give him all the help
required B} evening she was provided with
habit That, in material and that sovereign
but ndcscrbahle quality called STYLE" was
superior to those worn by the young ladies
who cantcrcd about the streets of Nashville
on clean lmlcd thorou"hbreds
As she stood surveying the exquisite "set"
Of the garment in such mirror, as she could
procure She sa.l 10 l.,r-'f quizzirally:
II feel now t',. the exposition is going to
be grand success. No woman could fail
being 4 "oina in such an in piration of a
dress There is n moral sunnort and eucour-
arcmcnt ahout n perroctIy luade garment
TINT i. bor,iI,- oouolad b,. - clc,r couecience
and Righteousness of motive"
The next morning She came forth from her
room attrcd for the journey. iaunty hat
and feather sat gracefully above her face, to
which excitcl.,nut had riven n striking ami
nation. On. trinity rauutlo.rl hand carried
n DAINTY whin. t.o other suuported the long
skirts of her ,.diu., b,bit us she moved through
the ward with such newly added grace and
beautv tbat the naticl,t- tn whom her an
pearance had become familiar. raised in their
beds to follow fine lovely ,pectacle with their
their ewes. and then turned to each other to
comment upon her beauty.
AT the door She found an orderly holding a
| spiritcd vouur mare. handsome cnouoh for a
/ queens rallrcy. and richlv cauo,i-ouod
| She spran.s into the saddle and adjusted her
/ soat with th..o.,. orocc of an ocrnp,uii.hod
| ho,scwonan
A scuqd of "cnnvalescents" standing ont
| side md oro,in of citizens votcbrd ber, with
nm admiration too n,lroble for her TO he nm.
conscious Of if
She smiled ,.l,osoutl,. rnor tbo soldiers md
gave them % Corn,yoU how ms she Turned fine
! = Y. RESPONDED
with cheer,
Rachel cantorod on. her spirits risin., con.
tiuualIv.
1t was BRIGHT. crisp morniuo-a Tennessee
winter moruiu,--whcn the mir is rs wine &c
the blood. and sets every pulso to leapin,
Rachels nostriIs cypauded. and she drank
deenlv of fine cyhilnrnti,p drnuohf, Of p,oun
tain air. with its delicious woodsv fragrance
Her stooJ d. the sor,a. and fine bnorts Of botl
swelled with the inspiratiou. :
Away She sped over the firm. smooth. Mur
freesboro nike viuJinr oround L;Il.ilns onf
throuoh valley, filled Nth inr,,,t,.v cavalry
and artillery, tbrnurh iutarminoII. masses nj
wagons herds of bravino ,nuIes and crowd
of unarmod soldiers trudrino bock to Nash
vile. ON leave Of obsanco to snard tho do,
seeing the yielt+of fine historic tennessee "a -
ltal In the camps the soldier, were busy
with evergreen and bunting, and the contents
of boxes received from the north. preparing
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